April Highlights: IRAE '24, A Visual Journey

Welcome to May, dear Reader!Can you believe we're already in the fifth month of the year? I'm floored by how April just flew by. It ended with a bang for me, though, and I'd love to share it with you in some pictures from the Interracial Romance Auth...

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May 01, 2024
Just a Quickie!

Dear Readers, Just a quick note to let you know that The Pilot's Wife will begin on Kindle Vella on April 16. Come meet Ellie and Spence and root for them as they figure out how to become everything they never thought they'd have with each other. The...

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Apr 14, 2024
"April is the cruelest month."

Good afternoon, dear Reader,Welcome to April! Apologies for being 5 days late with this month's newsletter, but as my headline suggests, April can be a doozy of a month. That's a quotation from The Wasteland by T. S. Eliot (forgive my English-teacher...

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Apr 05, 2024
Happy Leap Day, Hello March!

Dear Reader,As March stands in the wings, waiting to make its grand entry, I'm sitting here amazed at how two months have gone by already. Where does the time go? I hope that you've seen new things happening in your life in these past two months.I've...

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Mar 01, 2024
Happy Valentine's Day!

Just a quickie, dear Reader!I hope you're all having a warm and wonderful Valentine's Day, or any variation thereof. And if you observe the day, have a blessed Ash Wednesday!I wanted to let you all know that, in keeping with my word of the year--whic...

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Feb 14, 2024
February Already?

Happy second month of the year, dear Reader!Can you believe it's already February? Where did January go? Though, if yours was as dramatic as mine was--but we won't talk about that now-- I'm sure you're not sad to see the back of it. I'm having to rel...

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Feb 01, 2024
Merry Everyday, Happy Always!

Happy happy, joy joy, dear Readers!How were your holiday celebrations? However one you celebrated whichever one you did, I hope it was a delight and a joy! Whether alone or with others, we should endeavor to find joy in being alive to try again. I sp...

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Jan 01, 2024
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Dear Reader,For those of you who reside in the US, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was quiet, for the most part, but I'm not complaining. This photo shows part of Market Street in Rhinebeck, NY. It's beginning to look a lot like Christ...

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Dec 01, 2023
Happy Halloween Birthday!

Dear Readers,Happy Halloween to you, and happy 65th birthday to me! I'm so excited to be the age I've lived to see, and I can't wait for whatever comes next! And no, I've never been shy about sharing my age. Why should I be coy about it? It's somethi...

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Oct 31, 2023
Thank Yous, Book Recs, and News

Dear Reader,As we hit the halfway mark in October, I find myself thinking how grateful I am to all those of you who open my emails once a month to see what new madness, joy, or sorrow I have to share with you. And I need to say a very HUGE "Thank you...

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Oct 15, 2023